Citation Nr: 0925797
Decision Date: 07/10/09 Archive Date: 07/21/09
DOCKET NO. 07-26 336 ) DATE
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On appeal from the
Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta,
Georgia
THE ISSUES
1. Entitlement to service connection for peripheral
neuropathy of the bilateral foot.
2. Entitlement to service connection for dental problems.
REPRESENTATION
Appellant represented by: Georgia Department of Veterans
Services
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD
N. Snyder, Associate Counsel
INTRODUCTION
The Veteran had active service from May 1966 to May 1969.
This matter came before the Board of Veterans' Appeals
(Board) on appeal from a decision of May 2006 by the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Atlanta, Georgia,
Regional Office (RO).
The appeal is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management
Center (AMC), in Washington, DC. VA will notify the
appellant if further action is required.
REMAND
On his May 2007 Form 9, the Veteran indicated his desire for
a Travel Board hearing on the issues on appeal. This hearing
must be scheduled at the RO level, and, accordingly, a remand
is required. See Bernard v. Brown, 4 Vet. App. 384, 393
(1993); 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.103(a) and (c)(1), 19.9, 19.25,
20.700, 20.704).
Accordingly, the case is REMANDED for the following action:
Make the necessary arrangements to
schedule the veteran for a Travel Board
hearing at the RO and notify him of the
scheduled hearing at the latest address
of record. A copy of the notice provided
to the veteran of the scheduled hearing
should be placed in the record.
The appellant has the right to submit additional evidence and
argument on the matters the Board has remanded.
Kutscherousky v. West, 12 Vet. App. 369 (1999). This claim
must be afforded expeditious treatment. The law requires
that all claims that are remanded by the Board of Veterans'
Appeals or by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims for additional development or other appropriate action
must be handled in an expeditious manner. See 38 U.S.C.A. §§
5109B, 7112 (West Supp. 2008).
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J. A. MARKEY
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals
Under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7252 (West 2002), only a decision of the
Board of Veterans' Appeals is appealable to the United States
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. This remand is in the
nature of a preliminary order and does not constitute a
decision of the Board on the merits of your appeal.
38 C.F.R. § 20.1100(b) (2008).